From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the South, suffered economic hardship, in part because of continued dependence on agriculture. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, White rural interests dominated the state legislature from 1901 to the 1960s, as it did not regularly reapportion the legislature from 1901 to 1961; urban interests and African Americans were markedly under-represented. African Americans and poor whites were essentially disenfranchised altogether by the state constitution of 1901, a status that continued into the mid-1960s before being alleviated by federal legislation. Exclusion of minorities continued under at-large voting systems in most counties; some changes were made through a series of omnibus court cases in the late 1980s to establish different electoral systems.

Birmingham was founded in 1871, during the post-Civil WarReconstruction period, through the merger of three pre-existing farm towns, notably, former Elyton. It grew from there, annexing many more of its smaller neighbors, into an industrial and railroad transportation center with a focus on mining, the iron and steel industry, and railroading. Birmingham was named for Birmingham, England, UK; one of that nation's major industrial cities. Most of the original settlers who founded Birmingham were of English ancestry. In one writer's view, the city was planned as a place where cheap, non-unionized, and African-American labor from rural Alabama could be employed in the city's steel mills and blast furnaces, giving it a competitive advantage over industrial cities in the Midwest and Northeast.

Breaking News - Photos reveal days-old Alabama SEXTUPLETS

A mother-of-three successfully delivered sextuplets this Monday making the couple from Alabama parents of nine.In just four minutes, Courtney and Eric Waldrop, 35, welcomed three boys and three girls to the world to join their three older sons.The sextuplets were born premature at 30 weeks old and doctors said the babies are all in good condition but will remain in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for several weeks.New pictures have been released of the days-old infants who range from two pounds four ounces to two pounds 14 ounces.This is the first sextuplet delivery at Huntsville Hospital and the first in Alabama since 2011.Hospital employees held drills to practice for the rare delivery and performed a c-section with a team of about 40 labor and delivery nurses, neonatologists, anesthesiologists, maternal fetal medicine specialists and surgical assistants.Courtney took to Facebook to update family and friends and said she is doing well but very week and getting blood transfusions.'My body is in complete shock after growing six babies,' she wrote.The middle-school sweethearts said they always wanted a big family but to their surprise doctors discovered six fetuses in Courtney's womb.With that shock came the fear of the complications that could arise while pregnant with multiple babies.But the babies came out crying and are stable, according to doctors.This is a relief for the couple from Alabama who had a long history of heartbreaking miscarriages after having their first son Saylor in 2008.They then used fertility treatments to conceive their twin boys, Wale and Bridge, now five.After a miscarriage of their fourth child in January, their doctor put them on a low dosage of fertility treatment that was meant to minimize the chances of Courtney carrying multiple fetuses, even though their twins were born this way.'It was devastating because I can get pregnant so easily, I just can't hold on to them,' Courtney told PEOPLE. 'It was upsetting, but we had experienced it before and I knew I had a medical issue that contributed to it.'During an ultrasound in June, the technicians heard six heartbeats in the first-grade teacher's womb.This was both cause for celebration and concern, due to the extremely high risk of the sextuplets being born preterm.Mothers carrying multiple fetuses have an increased chance of having a c-section and are at a higher risk of stroke, high blood pressure, gestational diabetes and urinary tract infections.Doctors explained the option of selective reduction, a procedure that reduces the number of fetuses and increase the chances of survival for the others.But the parents refused and said they would let faith guide them.Courtney said the couple was scared due to her small frame but excited to see their family grow.According to a 2013 study, the number of multiple births of triplets or more due to fertility drugs and injectable hormones rose from 36 percent to 45 percent from 1998 to 2011.At the same time, the births of m
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Photos reveal days-old Alabama SEXTUPLETS

Amother-of-three successfully delivered sextuplets this Monday less than a year after suffering a heartbreaking miscarriage.In just four minutes, Courtney and Eric Waldrop, 35, welcomed three boys and three girls to the world to join their three older sons, making them parents of nine.The sextuplets were born premature at 30 weeks old but doctors said the babies are all in good condition and will remain in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for several weeks.New pictures have been released of the days-old infants who range from two pounds four ounces to two pounds 14 ounces.The parents revealed the unique names of the sextuplets in a press conference.The boys are named Layke Bryars, Blu Wellington and Tag Bricker while the girls are called Rivers McCall, Rayne McCoy and Rawlings McClaine.This is the first sextuplet delivery at Huntsville Hospital and the first in Alabama since 2011.Hospital employees held drills to practice for the rare delivery and performed a c-section with a team of about 40 labor and delivery nurses, neonatologists, anesthesiologists, maternal fetal medicine specialists and surgical assistants.Courtney took to Facebook to update family and friends and said she is doing well but is very week and getting blood transfusions.'My body is in complete shock after growing six babies,' she wrote.The middle-school sweethearts said they always wanted a big family but to their surprise doctors discovered six fetuses in Courtney's womb.With that shock came the fear of the complications that could arise while pregnant with multiple babies.But the babies came out crying and are stable, according to doctors.This is a relief for the couple from Alabama who had a long history of heartbreaking miscarriages after having their first son Saylor in 2008.They then used fertility treatments to conceive their twin boys, Wale and Bridge, now five.After a miscarriage of their fourth child in January, their doctor put them on a low dosage of fertility treatment that was meant to minimize the chances of Courtney carrying multiple fetuses, even though their twins were born this way.'It was devastating because I can get pregnant so easily, I just can't hold on to them,' Courtney told PEOPLE.'It was upsetting, but we had experienced it before and I knew I had a medical issue that contributed to it.' During an ultrasound in June, the technicians heard six heartbeats in the first-grade teacher's womb.This was both cause for celebration and concern, due to the extremely high risk of the sextuplets being born preterm.Mothers carrying multiple fetuses have an increased chance of having a c-section and are at a higher risk of stroke, high blood pressure, gestational diabetes and urinary tract infections.Doctors explained the option of selective reduction, a procedure that reduces the number of fetuses and increase the chances of survival for the others.But the parents refused and said they would let faith guide them.Courtney said the couple was scared due to

ALABAMA BEFORE & AFTER PHOTOS

JUST A VIDEO FROM MY TRIP I ALSO PUT IN SOME BEFORE AN AFTER PIX IN THIS VIDEO ITS A LITTLE MOTIVATIONAL FOR ME AN MAYBE FOR OTHERS :) BESIDES THAT SORRY I HAVNT UPLOAD ANY VIDEOS LAST WEEK FOR ASYLUM. MY GRANNY PAST AND I WASNT IN TOWN. WITH THAT BEING SAID I WILL UPLOAD WHAT I DID LAST WEEK AND WILL CONTINUE MY ASYLUM THIS WEEK.
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Breaking News - Photos reveal days-old Alabama SEXTUPLETS

A mother-of-three successfully delivered sextuplets this Monday making the couple from Alabama parents of nine.In just four minutes, Courtney and Eric Waldrop, 35, welcomed three boys and three girls to the world to join their three older sons.The sextuplets were born premature at 30 weeks old and doctors said the babies are all in good condition but will remain in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for several weeks.New pictures have been released of the days-old infants who range from two pounds four ounces to two pounds 14 ounces.This is the first sextuplet delivery at Huntsville Hospital and the first in Alabama since 2011.Hospital employees held drills to practice for the rare delivery and performed a c-section with a team of about 40 labor and delivery nurses, neonatologists, an...

Photos reveal days-old Alabama SEXTUPLETS

Amother-of-three successfully delivered sextuplets this Monday less than a year after suffering a heartbreaking miscarriage.In just four minutes, Courtney and Eric Waldrop, 35, welcomed three boys and three girls to the world to join their three older sons, making them parents of nine.The sextuplets were born premature at 30 weeks old but doctors said the babies are all in good condition and will remain in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for several weeks.New pictures have been released of the days-old infants who range from two pounds four ounces to two pounds 14 ounces.The parents revealed the unique names of the sextuplets in a press conference.The boys are named Layke Bryars, Blu Wellington and Tag Bricker while the girls are called Rivers McCall, Rayne McCoy and Rawlings McCla...

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ALABAMA BEFORE & AFTER PHOTOS

JUST A VIDEO FROM MY TRIP I ALSO PUT IN SOME BEFORE AN AFTER PIX IN THIS VIDEO ITS A LITTLE MOTIVATIONAL FOR ME AN MAYBE FOR OTHERS :) BESIDES THAT SORRY I HAVNT UPLOAD ANY VIDEOS LAST WEEK FOR ASYLUM. MY GRANNY PAST AND I WASNT IN TOWN. WITH THAT BEING SAID I WILL UPLOAD WHAT I DID LAST WEEK AND WILL CONTINUE MY ASYLUM THIS WEEK.
MUSIC PLAYING: PHIL WADE